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No. 823,511. PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

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CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED JUNI4,1903.

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L. cooimY, JR,

CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE4,1903.

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UNITED.- STAilES PATENT oFFroE.

.UKE COONEY, Jruor CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE Assien,

MENTS, TO THE NATIONAL CASH nsc srnn COMPANY, or DAYTON, OHIO, ACORPORATION or OHIO, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.),

CASH-REGISTER.

- Specificationof Letters Patent.

ldatenteo. June 19, 1906.

Application filed June 4, 1903. Serial No. 160,033.

nois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements inCash-Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear,andexact description.

This invention'concerns :more particularly to improvements incash-registers-of the=key- 0 erated t pe, and in the present case,siin-, p y as an illustration of one application of the mvention, thesame is shown appliedto the type. of machine set forth in Letters Patentissued to me January 19, 1-897, and numbered 575,331, although itwillbeapparent-to those skilled in the art that the present improvements canequally Well beapplied to many other types of machines nowat'presentwcll known on the market.

As above stated, this invention relates to the key-operated type ofcash-register; and,

more specificallystated, it relates to one in.

which a row of key-levers pivoted on a common center operate upon arocking frame pivoted 011a different center and having aninclined bar sothat difierent keys move the frame different distances. employ a limitednumber of keys'for a great variety of amounts, and to do this it isnecessary to arrange for the use of more than one key for a singletransaction. Each key operates a tablet for indicating the amount reresented by the key, and in an operation of t e 3 5 machinecallingfortheuse otbut one amountkey the single corresponding tablet iscaught and held in indicati igpositlon. It is desirable to emploas'cieen to hide the indicator until the mac ine has completed its cycleof 40 operation, and in the oaseof more than one key being required toindicate and register a sin- ,gle transaction the screen must remain in0b scoring position While the second tablet is lifted and caught.

The present invention provides What is termed a .union-key, and this keycontrols the screen or. flash. When any amount-key is depressed, thisspecial or union key is likewiseoperatednnd then by holding the unionkeydown and letting the amount-key go back another amount-key canbepperated, while the screen stays up, the arrangement mal position.

It is intended to being such that the SGI'GBD'CfiDl-Rau' am mm;

the special' or union key is restored to its nor Thereis also combinedwitll the un1on-ke means for trippingpreviously elcvatedtab ets, sothat: in-anyoperatiomoff the machine the tablets indicating-the-pree,vious transaction-willafirst be tripped and dro outof sight.

he invention provides against; any misuse of -the machine byv fraudulentmanipulation of the special or=union.key, as-by holding the same backwhen an amounnkey is operated by resortin -to the expedient, of ajointedspecial-key ever, the inner'section-oFwhich' performs the functionsabove-mentioned: It

may be remarkied thisconnection that: this inner sectionrenormally-bcked, and it re quires depression of.'one ofjthe amount-keysto unlock it. I In the accompanying drawings forming part of-this socification, Figure l'r epresents a top plan view, partly brokenaway, ofamorchine of the ty e mentioned with the improvements app ied thereto,-the cabinet and, the cash-draWer-being omitted.- Fig, 2 re resents atransverse verticalsection throu hf the machine on the line 2 2 ;of Fig.1, a so showing the cash-drawen Fi 3 represents an end elevationtakenfrom the right of the machine, the cahinetbeing shown-insefionandthe cash-drawer omitted. Fi 4-represents an end elevation,artly bro enaway, taken from the left-hand end of the machine. thecabinet and the cash-drawer being omit ted. Fi 5 represents a rearelevation of'the devices s iown in Fig. 4; Fig. o'represents a detailvertical-section through the counter crating wheel and theconnectingparts, and

one Oh the key-levers in .cross-seotioi'i; and Fig. 8 represents afragmentary perspective view of a key-lever. I

In the drawings, 1 represents the frame of the machine; 2,theamo'un't-keys;3,the a coring-frame; 4,1..the re star-operating wheel} 5,the indicator t ecash-drawerortill; and 7 the sliding c ;1"I=hel cysZarmpir-c oted upon a trans shaft '8in-such mam IOC . nor that theirrear l'c'nds-coopemte with and.

become coupled to the stepped registeringframe 3. This frame carries apivoted pawl 3 which engages the register operating wheel 4, and isprovided "with a tailpiece 3 whereby it is locked in engagement with the5 register-operating wheel. This locking is accomplished by thelongitudinal slide 3 which looks the keys to the registering-frame bythe engagement of its projections 3 under lugs 3 on the keys, the latterhaving inclined re- I0 eesses 3 the walls of which act against theprojections 3 in rising and push the slide 3 to one side. The relativedisplacement of the key-levers and register-frame by reason of theirbeing on different centers then causes 15 the projection on thekey-lever to pass over the projection on the slide. An arm or hook 3 ofthe slide projects over the tail 3 of the pawl when the plate 3 is movedlongitudinally by the keys. A pivoted bell-crank 2o pawl 3 is mounted onthe registering-frame by a pin 3 which projects through an elon gatedslot 3 formed in the slide 3". A lug 3 projects from the bell-crank pawl3 into the path of one of the fingers of the plate 3,

2 so that when the latter is. moved longitudinally the pawl 3 will beturned upon its pivot and will engage the under side of the tailpiece 3to lock the pawl 3 firmly to the register operating wheel. It will beob- 0 served that the locking engagement between the pawl 3 and the pawl3 isa direct pressure and will result in very little wear taking placeat these points.

The register or'counter operating wheel 4 is formed upon its peripherywith gear-teeth 9 ,which mesh with a pinion 10, mounted fast upon ashort shaft 11, which is journalcd in the main frame. This shaft 11carries a toothed wheel -12, which meshes with a simi- 0 larly-toothedwheel 13, journaled on the counter-shaft 14. (See Fig. 2.) This wheel 13carries a'registering or counting wheel 15, a

" transfer-disk 16, and a lockingdisk 17, as

more clearly shown in Fig. 1. The register i s ing-wheel 15 is numberedfrom 5 to 50 in multiples of five. Therefore after it has made onecomplete revolution it must register fiftycents on the succeedingregister-wheel 13, also ournaled on the shaft 14. T o accomplish thisresult, the transfer-disk 1'6 is' provide'd with; a single tooth 16,which when the wheel 15 has made a complete revolution engages a toothedwheel19,journaled on a shaft20, which is mounted in the main frame 55and turns said wheel one tooth. The wheel 19 carries a scallopedlocking-disk 21 and a toothed wheel 22. (See Fig. 6.) The scalloped diskcooperates with the locking-disk- 17, while the toothed wheel 22 engagesthe 60 teeth of a driving-wheel 23, fast to the registering-wheel 18.ever, is formedin proximity to the tooth 16, with a recess 24 for theaccommodationof one of theteethi of the scalloped wheel 21 6 during thetransferring operation,which-con- The locking-disk 17, how-v structionof locking and transferring teeth and disks is old and well known in theart.

The above description sufiices for all the succeeding transfers whichare identical, excepting the transfer of the wheel 18, which alternatelyregisters zero and fifty, and must be thus provided with a correspondingnumber of transfer-teeth 16 and recesses 24 in its locking-disk. Asbefore stated, the shaft is mounted in the main frame; but the shaft 14of the counter-wheels is mounted in a pivoted or hinged frame 25, whichis in turn mounted on the main frame, so that it may be rocked todisengage the driving-pinions of the counter-wheels from thetransfenpinions and the primary driving-wheel 12. This disengagementbecomes necessary when it is desired to rotate the shaft 14 to turn thecounter-wheels to their zero positions. The shaft 14 is provided with aseries of small springpressed plungers 26, which engage their respectivecounter wheels with a frictional turn independently they will be pickedup by the shaft and returned to a zero position when said shaft isrotated. This rotation of the shaft is accomplished by a milled thumlnut 27, fast to the protruding end of the shaft. A ratchet-wheel 27*,(see Fig. 3,) mounted on the shaft,'is engaged by a gravity-pawl 28,mounted on the counter-frame. This pawl prevents retro rade movement ofthe shaft 14 and compe s the operator to turn the counter-wheels to zeroin the proper direction. In order to arrest the wheels at the zeroposition when the shaft is rotated, the 'main frame is provided with across-bar 29, which normally lies out of the path of stoppins30,'mounted on the respective counterwheels. When the frame is rockedback to disengagethe counter-pinions from the transfer-pinions and themain driving-pinion, the counter-wheels are moved to such aposition'that the bar 29 will be engaged by the pin 30 and arrest thecounter-wheels at the zero position. The counter-frame '25 is normallylocked in its lowered position by a notched lever 31, mounted upon arock-shaft 32, which is mounted in the main frame. (See Fig. 4.) A pin34, mounted on the counter-frame, normally projects into the notch ofthe lever 31. When it is desired to elevate the counter-frame todisengage the pinions, the lever 31 is drawn forward, which action movesthe walls of the notch 35 out of engagement with the pin 34, whichcanthen be elevated with the 'counter frame. This elevation of thecounter-frame is accomplished by a short finger-lever 36, journaled onthe pin 34 so that its lower end will engage the .main frame.

"described, the lever 36 is drawn upward and Y move-upward and forward,the lower end .Of,

contact, so that while said wheels are free to After the pin 34 has beenreleased, as above forward, which causes the counter-frame "to the lever3:3 passing over the bar 42 of the ma "rains and holding the counter inthis nos ion.

is it is desirable keep an account of the number of times: thecounter-frame is so elevated to turn the counter wheels to zero, theshaft F2 is provided with crank-arm 37, \Yillul is connected to asimilar crank-arm 38 of any suitable f orm of counting device 39 by apin 40. This counting device 39 is a sealed counter and is arranged tocount one upon each operation in a manner well known in the art. It willbe observed from the above description that the counter-wheels arelocked against being turned to zero when the counter-frame is in itslower position and that said frame cannot be moved to its up- 1 er ordisengaging osition until the lever 31 .ias first been oper ted, whichoperation results in the operatio of the counter 39.

The cash-drawer 6 is mounted in the casing or cabinet so as to becapable of slidin substantially as described in the aforesaid patent.The slide lid or till-cover 7, however, is slidably mounted uponsuitable guidebars 43, secured to the cabinet and passing throughapertured eyes 44, fast to the sides-of the till-cover. Coil-s rings 45surround the respective rods 43 an: are so located thereon as to beengaged by the lugs 44 to cushion the opening movement of the slide.Cushionsprings 45 are also mounted upon the rods 43 and engagestationary lugs 45 and the lugs 44. These springs cushion the closingmovement of the till-lid and also assist its opening movement. As thetill-lid is formed with a plurality of apertured, lugs 44, it is guidedin erfect alinement over the cashdrawer anr cannot bind against any parto the casing or cabinet. A coi1-spring 43 connects the till-lid 7"withthe main frame to effect the opening of the lid when released.

. This till-cover 7 is secured in position by a pivoted latch mounted onthe main frame and engaging the rear wall 47 of the lid. The upwardly-)rojecting arm 48 of the latch is normally drawn forward to hold thelatch in its normal position by a coil-spring 49, .which connects saidarm to the main frame. This upwardly-projecting arm 48 is operated by apendent foot 50, mounted fast on a ivoted yoke 51, which is journaledupon t e keyshaft 8. "As this yoke projects over all of the key-levers,the operation of any one of the .keys will oscillate the said yoke andcause the foot 50 to engage the arm 48 and rock the latch 46 out ofengagement with the tillcover to permit the latter to be drawn rearwardby its springs. I

As the yoke is elevated it engages a pivoted tumbler 52, mounted on themain frame,

(see Fig. 4,) and forces saidtumbler rearward and moves a lug 53 thereonout of the path of the union-key 54 which is pivoted on the key-shaftand is provided with anarm 55,

which projects over said yoke 51. The forward part 56 of the union-keyis pivoted upon the key-shaft 8 and engages a shoulder 57 on the rearportion 56 of the key, which is also pivoted upon the shaft. the key arenormally held in contact by a coil-spring 58, which connects the same.By

The two parts of this peculiar construction the depression of! theforward half of the key will result in the elevation of the rear half ofthe same; but should it be attempted to hold back the-for ward half ofthe key while the rear half continues to rise in order to fraudulentlymastruction is necessary, because the union-key by beingheld depressedadmits of a second 0 eration of the machine without releasing t eindicator previously elevated. By the 'peculiar construction of thepivoted tumbler 52 any independent operation of the unionkey isrevented, as this key is absolutelv locked in its normal osition by saidtumbler until some one of t e amount-keys or the change-key is operated.The rear portion of the union-key is provided with an inclined lug 59,which When the key is elevated engages the lower inclined surface of aninclined flange 60, formed on a pivoted lever 61 which is connected atits upper end to a shaft 60, carrying the indicator-supporting frames62. These frames cooperatewith the indicators and are released by therearward rocking of the lever 61. When the rear end of the union-key iselevated, the lower end of the lever 61 is rocked rearwardly by the lug59 engaging the under side of the flange 60. This movement rocks all ofthe frames 62 and permits the indicators to descend. After the lug 59passes above the flange 60 the lever 61 springs forward slightly, sothat when the "union-key is returning to itsnormal positieu the lug willride over the u per surface A spring bell-clapper 61 is secured to thelever 61 in such manner that when this lever springs forward upon beingreleased by-the la 59 the clapper will engage and sound the be 1 61 whicis secured to the mainframe. The rear end of the union-kc engages andelevates a stem or rod 63, W 'ch carries a double flash 64 at its upperend. This flash isarranged to conceal the indicators as long v s of theflange, and thus'force t e lever 51' I as therod 63 remains elevated.The flash is spring 66, which connects said lever to the main frame. Theupper end of this lever snaps under a shoulder 67 when the rod 63 iselevated, and the flash thus remains over the indicators. until thelever 65 is operated to disengage it from the shoulder 67 This operationdoes not take place until the rear partof the union-key has almostreached its normalposition, when it engages a beveled arm 68, formed onthe lever 65, and forces the same to YOILQMSICIGK/WTIIG upper end of thelever 65 is thus normally held out of the path of the shoulder 67. Whenthe union-key is elevated, however, it disengages from. the arm 68, andthe spring 66 immediately draws the upper end of the lever 65 againstthe side of the bar 63, which action brings the upper cam edge of thearm 68 under the union-key, so that it will be subsequently operatedthereby upon the descent of the key.

By .the above-described construction the flash is elevated by theunion-kc and latched in its elevated position until t 1e union-key hasreturned again to its normal position. Each of the keylevers is providedat its rear end with a segmental rack 7 0, these racks 00- operatingwith reversible detent-plates 71 to compel full strokes of thekeylevers. As it becomes desirable. at times to look all the keys of themachine against operation, means are provided for locking the detents 71in their horizontal positions. This means comprises a rock-shaft 72,hearing arms 7 5, which are notched, as at 74, so that when the shaft isrocked the arms will be forced over the detents and prevent movement ofthe same in either direction, and thus lock 7 the keys. One end of theshaft 72 is provided with a lever-arm 75, which is normally drawnforward by a coilspring 76, which connects it to the main frame. The arm75 projects between a lug 77 and a pin 78, projecting from a slide 79,which is guided on the main frame and is connected at its forward end toa rod 80,

which passes through a suitable aperture in the cabinet, so that itsfront end nay be grasped and operated. The bolt 81 of a keylock 82coperates with notches 84 in the rod to lock the same in its inner orouter positions, as desired. The machine may be so operated at times inan endeavor to manipulate it that the plates 71 do not properly reverse,and thus engage the racks 70 in the wrong direction and tie up themachine against any operation. If this should occur, the devices abovedescribed are operated by hand, so that the arms 7 3 are brought againstthe inclined plates 71 and force them into a vertical position and outof engagement with the racks 7 0.

saami the internal mechanism, the end of the shaft 72 is provided with apin 85. This pin en gages a pin 86, which projects laterally from alever 87, pivoted on the main frame, so that its upper end will engagethe lower end of the lever 61. When the shaft 72 is rocked, the lever 87Will be correspondingly rocked and engaging the lever 61 will operatethe same and rock the detent-frames 62 to release any set indicators.

While the form of mechanism here shown and describedjs admirably adaptedto fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is to be under stood that itis not desired to confine the invention to the one form of embodimenthere disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms allcoming within the scope of the claims which follow.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1 In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys, of a seriesof indicators, a latch for supporting said indicators, a special keyformedin two sections, means intermediate the rear section and theindicator-latch,

and means for operating said rear section.

upon each operation of the keys; the construction being such that therear section of the key may be held in its operated positionirrespective of the movements of the amountkeys.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of amount-keys, ofa series of indicators, latches for the indicators, a special key formedin two sections and controlling the indicator-latches, and meansconnecting the amount-keys to one of said sections with pro visions forholding this section While the amount-keys are operated independently.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys, indicatorsfor the same, an indicator-support, a special key controlling saidsupport and comprising two sections which are independently movable.

4. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of akey comprising two sections constructed so that they are free to moveindependently in one direction but will move together in the oppositedirection, and means for yieldingl holding the two sections of the keytoget er in normal position.

5. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of akey comprising two sections pivoted upon the same shaft and havingabutting shoulders to cause simultaneous movement of the sections in onedirection only, and spring means for normally holding the sectionstogether.

6. In a cash-register, the combinai ion with a series of amount-keys,of'a frame common TOO 1 '0 said keys, and aspecial key formed in twosections one of which is engaged by said frame and thereby operated uponeach operation of the amount-keys; the construction being such that Whenthe forward section of the special key is depressed the rear section ofthe key is held elevated'irrespective of the return of the common frame.

7. In a cash-re iste'r, the combination With',

an operating mec anism, of a key, a series of indicators, 'a -fiash forconcealing the indicators, means controlled by the key for moving theflash into its concealing position while permitting independent movementof the key, and meansfor efiecting retraction of the -flash u [on thefinal increment of movement of the ey back to normal position.

8. In a cash-re ister, the combination with an operating mec anism, of akey, a series of indicators, a flashfor said indicators,-a latch portsfor the indicators, a special key for tripp ng said supports, a flashfor the indicators operated by the special key, and means for preventingthe return of the flash until the special key has been returned to itsnormal position. In testimony whereof I aifix my signature 1n thepresence of two Witnesses.

LUKE oooNEY, JR.

Witnesses:

F. P. DAVIS, LoUIs B. ERWIN.

